By the Queen, a proclamation for the encouragement of piety and virtue, and for the preventing and punishing of vice, profaneness, and immorality, Victoria R. ... God save the Queen.

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1837 royal proclamation regarding the recognition of Sunday as the Lord's Day in '...the encouragement of religion and morality ...' and further instructs ecclesiastical and civil authorities '... to be very vigilant and strict in the discovery and the effectual prosecution and punishment of all persons who shall be guilty of excessive drinking, blasphemy ...'.Hide full summary ...
1837 royal proclamation regarding the recognition of Sunday as the Lord's Day in '...the encouragement of religion and morality ...Show full summary ...